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Death Adder is the
main antagonist of the Golden Axe series, having multiple appearances
throughout the games. A fearsome descendent of the evil giants that survived
the battle against the gods many years ago, the serpentine Death Adder seeks
nothing more than to conquer the world and rule as emperor.
Before the time period
of the first Golden Axe game, Death Adder tricked the humans to take
the Golden Axe, using its power and his army to conquer the land and starting
an era of darkness, pillaging and destroying several places without mercy. Six
years after he destroyed the Firewood Kingdom, Death Adder imprisoned the
royal family from the Southwood Kingdom. Upon learning of this, three heroes,
all having lost someone close to them through Death Adder years ago, decided
to stand against Death Adder's evil and vowed to put a stop to his reign of
tyranny. They were Ax Battler the barbarian; whose mother had been killed by
Death Adder's soldiers, Tyris Flare the amazon; who had lost both parents to
the evil lord's legions, and Gilius Thunderhead the dwarf; whose only brother
was slain by Death Adder's minions.
Together, they
traveled the lands of Yuria, ridding the once peaceful land of Death Adder's
influence and freeing the people from the slavery of his men. When they had
reached the Southwood Castle, they infiltrated its walls and confronted the
giant in battle. Death Adder is shown to be a snake able to call other snakes
to form a human body. After his defeat, Death Adder's perishes, putting an end
to his reign of terror.
In Golden Axe: The Duel, Death Adder was believed dead after the battle
with Gilius Thunderhead many years ago, yet rose again to stalk the land.
Twice since then he has "died" only to return again from the other
side. It is widely believed by the people that he is not a man, but an evil
spirit. Rumors
that he will fight for the Golden Axe are causing panic throughout the lands.
Should Death Adder gain the Golden Axe, the continent will face an age of
horror and despair.
 
 
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Updated: Jan. 20th, 2023
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Death Adder stole
so many quarters from 90's arcades kids... I was beyond happy when I got the home (Amiga) version of Golden Axe for Christmas '89, so I could finally kill that bastard for
free. LOL. Seriously, I always thought Death Adder was among the most
badass knight designs of all time. An evil knight of his caliber paved the way
for characters like Nightmare. Death
Adder's design still holds up to this day, and he's pretty much the most iconic
"red knight" anywhere. Adder would've made an epic guest character in Soul Calibur
(which should've happened by now but didn't... so I decided to create him in
SC6. Video below.) ^_^
In Golden Axe: The Duel, Death Adder actually looks a bit different compared
to his original version. It seems they wanted to add some random details on him,
like that weird Dragon shield... but he didn't need all of that. They should've kept him
like he was in Golden Axe (1), but he (mostly) still looks pretty cool in
The Duel. His special moves in that game could've been a bit better though.
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